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Excerpt from Commentaries on American Law, Vol. 2
Life of Washington, vol. Ii. 88, and Appendix, note No. 4. The asser tion by the English House of Commons, in 1764, and prior to the starrip act, of a right to impose taxes upon the colonies, produced spirited and manly remonstrances from several of the colonial assemblies. Pilkiu''c Hist. Ofthe United States, vol. I. 165 - 169. The stamp act was passed the 226 March, 1765, and this was the first measure of indirect taxation laid upon the colonies by the British Parliament for the mere purpose of revenue. The first resolutions of any of the colonial assemblies af. Ter the passage of the stamp act, came from the House of Burgers of Virginia.
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Life of Washington, vol. Ii. 88, and Appendix, note No. 4. The asser tion by the English House of Commons, in 1764, and prior to the starrip act, of a right to impose taxes upon the colonies, produced spirited and manly remonstrances from several of the colonial assemblies. Pilkiu''c Hist. Ofthe United States, vol. I. 165 - 169. The stamp act was passed the 226 March, 1765, and this was the first measure of indirect taxation laid upon the colonies by the British Parliament for the mere purpose of revenue. The first resolutions of any of the colonial assemblies af. Ter the passage of the stamp act, came from the House of Burgers of Virginia.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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